Rich Media


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With the use of the SkyPDF SmartWorker option, you can add rich media annotations (icons for sound or video playback) to a PDF.

The SmartWorker option is needed to add rich media, but not for playback.

Rich media added to a PDF can be easily played by simply double-clicking the icon, as long as you are using SkyPDF products (Ver.7.0.7 or later).

Playing sound/video

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If you see an icon similar to the following on the PDF display area, it means that you have rich media (sound or video) embedded into the file using the SmartWorker option. 

You can play it by double-clicking it or from the right-click menu. 

(Sound) (Video)

You can enable / disable the following settings in the ‘Stamp’ group of the [Annotation] menu.

Minimize sound window When this check is on, the sound window will be minimized and the sound will play without displaying the playback screen in the foreground.
Automatically closes window after playback ends When this check is on, the playback window will automatically close after the sound or video has finished playing.
  • The actual colors of the sound and video icons may differ from the colors shown in the images here.
  • To play rich media, Windows Media Player is required. It usually comes as a feature with the Windows OS.

Adding sound

SmartWorker

The procedure for adding an audio file as rich media, and the procedure for recording and adding audio will be explained.

Procedure for adding sound files

Sound files with the following extensions can be added as rich media. 

Name Extension
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 *.mp3
WAVE *.wav
MPEG4 (Advanced Audio Coding) *.m4a
Advanced Systems Format (Windows Media Audio) *.wma
  • This product uses Windows Media Player for the playback of rich media.
    Even if the media is in the above formats, files that cannot be played back in Windows Media Player will not be playable.
    Please check if the file can be played back in Windows Media Player before adding it as rich media.
  • When adding rich media, there is a possibility that the memory usage will increase.
    If an error occurs due to insufficient memory, please close other PDF files and reduce the file size of the media you are adding.
  1. Open the PDF file you want to add sound to using this product.
  2. Select [Sound] in the ‘Rich Media’ group of the [Annotation] menu.
  3. Press [Browse] and select the sound file you want to add.
  4. To change the description and icon appearance of the sound when needed, press [Add Sound Icon].
  5. Drag the mouse to set the position where you want to add the Sound Icon.
  6. The Sound Icon will be added.
    Double-click or select [Play] from the right-click menu to confirm that the sound can be played, and the process is complete.

Procedure for adding recorded sound

  1. Connect the audio input device (e.g. microphone) into your computer and confirm that input is possible.
  2. Open the PDF file you want to add sound to using this product.
  3. Select [Sound] in the ‘Rich Media’ group of the [Annotation] menu.
  4. Press [Recording].
  5. Select the audio input device to be used in [Input device] and set the [Audio format].
  6. Press the [Recording] button to start recording.
  7. After the input of the sound is finished, press the [Stop] button.
  8. To save the recorded content to a sound file and add it, press [Save File], and to add it without saving, press [OK].
  9. To change the sound description and appearance of the Sound Icon when needed, press [Add Sound Icon].
    If the recording is long, the file size may become large, which can cause an error due to insufficient memory and prevent you from adding the audio.
    If you have a long recording, please save it as an audio file and then add it.
  10. Drag the mouse to set the position where you want to add the Sound Icon.
  11. The Sound Icon will be added.
    Double-click or select [Play] from the right-click menu to confirm that the sound can be played, and the process is complete.

Adding video

SmartWorker

The procedure for adding a video file as rich media will be explained.

Procedure for adding video files

Video files with the following extensions can be added as rich media.

Name Extension
MPEG4 *.mp4, *.m4v
Audio Video Interleave *.avi
Advanced Systems Format *.asf, *.wmv
  • This product uses Windows Media Player for the playback of rich media.
    Even if the media is in the above formats, files that cannot be played back in Windows Media Player will not be playable.
    Please check if the file can be played back in Windows Media Player before adding it as rich media.
  • When adding rich media, there is a possibility that the memory usage will increase.
    If an error occurs due to insufficient memory, please close other PDF files and reduce the file size of the media you are adding.
  1. Open the PDF file you want to add video to using this product.
  2. Select [Video] in the ‘Rich Media’ group of the [Annotation] menu.
  3. Press [Browse] and select the video file you want to add.
  4. To change the description and icon appearance of the video when needed, press [Add Video Icon].
  5. Drag the mouse to set the position where you want to add the Video Icon.
  6. The Video Icon will be added.
    Double-click or select [Play] from the right-click menu to confirm that the sound can be played, and the process is complete.